About Bidens

Bidens

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Southeastern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

11-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lobed

2.4 Thorns

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7% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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72% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

organic fertlizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Mealybugs, Slugs, Soft scales, Spider mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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15% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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4% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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19% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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13% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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57% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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No - Tender Perennial Garden Plants has it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

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3% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

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48% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Nasal Congestion

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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50% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, Regulates Blood Sugar, Snakebite

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used in curries, soups, stews, Used in making tea, Used in treatment of mouth ulcers

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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64% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Bidens alba

7.2 Common Name

Beggarticks, Bidens, black jack, burr marigolds, tickseeds, Spanish needles

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bidens

7.2.2 In German

Bidens

7.2.3 In French

Bidens

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bidens

7.2.5 In Greek

Bidens

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bidens

7.2.7 In Polish

Bidens

7.2.8 In Latin

Bidens

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Bidens

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Coreopsideae

8.9 Subfamily

Asteroideae

8.10 Number of Species

250

Rank: 51 (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Bidens

Want to know the properties of Bidens? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Bidens is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Nasal Congestion. Bidens Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, Regulates Blood Sugar and Snakebite
Part of plant used: Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Bidens Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Bidens. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Bidens physical information is as follows: Not Available tall and 25.40 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Lobed. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Yellow
Leaf color: Green

Care of Bidens

Taking Bidens Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Bidens include pruning, which should be done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Bidens

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Bidens is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual and Perennial plant. Bidens is a very important plant from . There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Not available. This plant's habitat is Cultivated Beds and it comes in the hardiness zone 8-11. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.